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Georgian Prime Minister Nika Gilauri called the agreement reached on Russia’s joining the WTO as a step forward.

Moscow is ready to accept the compromise on WTO accession proposed by Switzerland, which is mediating talks between Russia and Georgia, the Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday, November 3, RIA Novosti reported. Russia has endeavored to join the WTO since 1993 and needs

Georgia now expects the results of the negotiations on the terms of Russia’s entry into the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Georgian President’s spokesperson Manana Manjgaladze said at a regular briefing on Tuesday. “During yesterday’s meeting between Swiss President Micheline Calmy-Rey and Georgia’s President Mikheil Saakashvili, it was announced that Russia …

President and Foreign Minister of Switzerland Micheline Calmy-Rey will today arrive in Georgia to meet with Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili. The two presidents will discuss the technical issues on terms of Russia’s accession to WTO in Batumi.

Swiss or EU observers will be placed on Georgia’s internationally recognized border, Georgian Deputy Foreign Minister Tornike Gordadze said on Friday while commenting on Georgia’s consent to a Swiss proposal on the Georgian-Russian negotiations on Russia’s accession to the WTO.

Georgia said Thursday it has accepted a Swiss proposal that could open the way for Russia to join the World Trade Organization. Russia needs to reach individual agreements with all 153 members of the WTO, and the lack of progress in negotiations with Georgia has been the last significant stumbling …

Georgian Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze comes at October 26-27 with an official visit to Azerbaijan. As stated by the Deputy Foreign Minister Nino Kalandadze, during a visit planned meetings with Azerbaijani

Azerbaijani, Georgian and Armenian spiritual leaders will meet in Yerevan in late November, Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II said at a meeting with the mediators of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict settlement. The meeting will be held within the meeting of the presidium of the CIS inter-religious council.

The next round of Georgian-Russian WTO talks will be held on Oct.25, Georgian Deputy Foreign Minister Nino Kalandadze said at a traditional briefing on Monday. Kalandadze stressed that Russia does not agree to the requirement on transparency of Georgia’s

Georgia attaches great importance to its relations with Azerbaijan and the high-level meetings allow to resolve issues of bilateral relations, Deputy Foreign Minister Nino Kalandadze said at a traditional briefing on Monday. Georgian Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze is expected to pay an official visit to Baku on Oct.26-27.